Phenomenon Page #3

You know, l consider myself

a rational man. A man of science.

You know, open to whatever.

But, uh, l feel like a child, George.

- l feel scared.

- Me too.

Well, whatever the reason is,

l promise you we'll find it. Okay?

Now, let me see you

do that one more time.

lt's a monster, George.

Yep, yep. This old Frankenstein here

gets 90 miles to the gallon on methane,

and it's made from my garbage

and Nate's pig manure.

- Special blend.

- Sure smells like it.

See, Georgie.

- Hello, Lace.

- Hey. These are a little bit different.

- l used a little bit

of a wider branch on these.

- Yeah, they look great.

George, are these yours?

Yeah, yeah. l've been

working on some, uh,

special organic fertilizers.

- Go ahead. Taste it.

- Mmm.

No, no, no. Bite into it

like a, like an apple.

You got some on your chin. Sorry.

Maybe, uh, maybe

the kids would like some?

- lt's great. Thanks.

- No, no, no. Wait. Wait.

Let me pick some out for you.

lf the kids like them, you know,

y-y-you could make anything.

You could make a sauce or a soup.

George, l thought you were smart.

Hey, what she got, anyway?

Yeah, yeah,

besides uncomfortable chairs.

My heart, amigos. My heart.

Jump in, let's go

Lay back, enjoy the show

Jump in, let's go

These are the days

when anything goes

Every day is a winding road

l get a little bit closer

Every day is a faded sign

- l get a little bit closer

- Hey, George! Where do you

think you're goin'?

- To feelin' fine

- You guys going home?

You want a ride?

- Okay.

- Glory!

- Oh, what?

- Glory, come on.

- Would you come on?

- All right.

- Al!

- Okay.

Hurry. Hurry up!

Jump in, let's go

These are the days

when anything goes

Every day is a winding road

l'm feelin' fine

- Are those for our mom?

- Yep.

l thought flowers were for dates.

- Don't get spooky, Al.

- Did she invite you?

Hey, wait a minute!

Blue. l don't have blue.

Every day is a winding road

- Every day is a winding road

- Oh, great.

- You guys know the name

of this, uh, this flower?

- No.

- No.

A Delphinium belladonna.

That's the Ranunculaceae family.

l didn't always know

the names of flowers,

but it seems, recently, that l can

pretty much name any flower l see.

- Mmm.

- Yeah. Like this one

is Lamonium Sabbatom.

And, uh, this is the, uh--

Doesn't make them

any prettier though.

ls that a garbage bag tie?

Yeah. l was improvising.

Hey, now, that's a good idea.

Ah, that's much better.

Yep.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

Every day is a winding road

Every day is a winding road

My mom's around back!

Every day is a winding road

Lace?

- Hi.

- Hi.

Now, you didn't nearly

take enough tomatoes,

and l'm very proud of them.

Well, there you go. And, uh--

l got you these.

Well, that's every wildflower

from my, my house to your house.

Your kids helped.

- Thanks.

- Yeah.

- Hey, what are ya workin' on?

- Nah, nothin'.

Nothing.

Wow, that's, that's really great work.

Look at this.

- Beautiful.

- Ah, you want to, um, walk?

Sure.

- Shh.

- l-l-l gotta tell ya,

you know, you got great kids.

Yeah, they are great kids, but you

don't really know that yet, George,

because you don't know them,

and you don't know me.

-Well, uh, l'm tryin' to get to know ya.

-l know.

l-- l really want to keep

my life very simple.

Even predictable.

That's why l moved here.

l don't like surprises,

and l don't like complications.

What happened to you, Lace?

Ah, l'm sorry.

Th-That's none of my business.

- No, no. That's okay.

- l'm stupid.

- l'm so sorry.

- So let me ask you something, George.

When a man comes over with a basketful

of tomatoes, what is he expecting?

- Dinner?

- No, no, no. Just hoping.

Trifolium?

Y-Y-You don't have any purple

in those flowers l got you, do ya?

Whoa. D-D-Did ya feel that?

Feel what?

Whoa.

W-W-Well, come here.

Come here. That's it.

Okay.

- Feel that. Right there.

- Feel what?

Oh, God. l think

l know what this is.

- What?

- C-C-Could l use your phone?

Yeah.

Okay, yeah.

Just east of Harmon.

You know which one l'm talking about?

No, l-l was told to call you,

and l'm telling you right now...

that l picked up

on some activity.

No, we didn't use

any instrumentation.

No, l don't have a degree

and l haven't studied anywhere,

but l'm just tryin' t--

Are you shutting me down here?

ls that what's going on?

Are you trying to shut me down?

Look l'm just tryin' to tell you

that l felt the compression waves, okay?

ULF. Ultra-low frequency waves.

Now, now, they have...

the ability to make you

nauseous and dizzy. Am l right?

Okay, well, that's what l felt!

And-- And l'm tryin' to tell you

that, that l think that there--

There's an earthquake coming.

Um, listen, Al. Why don't you put

some masking tape on the cupboards?

And, Glory, bring

the vases down and the china.

This is good, Lace.

- l think you're a good cook.

- No, l'm not.

l only make two things pretty well.

Pork chops and, um, turkey.

Which is this?

l'm just--

Look!

- Al.

- Hmm.

- Oh, you.

- l was just joking.

Oh, please.

Oh, you scared me.

Not funny.

Thanks.

- All right. Can l say it now?

- What's that?

- You've got great kids.

- Oh, thanks.

- And l thank you for dinner.

- You're welcome.

- And good night.

- Good night.

Good night.

- Shh. She's coming.

- Tell her.

- No, you tell her.

- Shh.

- Shh.

- Come on.

- He's neat.

- Yeah, he's nice, isn't he?

Yeah, but he thinks he saw a UFO and

he thinks he can predict earthquakes.

There may be a warning here.

- But he never said

for sure it was a UFO.

- Yeah.

Oh, Jesus! Doorway! Doorway!

Let's get in the truck.

Get in the truck.

- lt's over, Mom.

- l know it's over. Let's go. Now.

Did you feel it, huh?

Did you get scared, huh?

Do you realize

the possibilities of this, huh?

Do you know what this means?

You felt it, didn't you?

- You did!

- What is going on, George?

- Wasn't that amazing?

- Tell me what's happening.

l don't know. l don't--

l don't know.

l need the simple truth, George.

This is the truth. W-W-W-What's

happening to me i-i-is the truth.

Oh, no.

Lace.

l love those chairs, Lace.

l love them. l didn't--

Y-You made them. Okay?

All right?

l wanted to see you, okay?

l mean--

Bring them back to the shop tomorrow.

l'll give you your money back.

l don't want

my money back, Lace.

l just asked you

for one thing, George.

The truth.

And you couldn't handle it.

- George, haven't you called her yet?

- Never mind about that, will ya?

N-N-Now this is the second one.

Gladiolus. Remember that.

How do you know

she's still mad at you?

l know. Now, all right.

- Write her a note.

- No, no, no. l found this.

Classic five-bed garden pattern. Here.

Flowers. You should send

her flowers or candies.

Yeah. Marigolds, gladiolus,

roses, etcetera.

And l went to the library...

and l looked up the missile silo pattern

at the Masterson Air Force Base,

and l made my, my own overlay.

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